Old style Preparations for Christmas 2010!!

Penelope_Penguin

wanting2save wrote: »

So what i need is some really easy/basic patterns for xmas items, she is not very confident although she is good!

slimsia wrote: »

Wondering if you would share your pearls of wisdom on your fav Christmas books.

As these threads have fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add them to the existing thread

Ladyhawk

wssla00 wrote: »

Not sure if it has been mentioned before, but Oil and Vinegar have wicker baskets in (presumably for their own hampers)

What's/where's Oil & Vinegar?

katholicos

Delia's Christmas is really good IMO.

Eenymeeny

Georgiabay wrote: »

I've got a pattern to knit little people. IIRC they're about 4" high and are very quick to make.

Hi I'm new to this thread and love all of the ideas you've posted, makes me feel so Christmassy! I knitted a little snowman years ago when DS was little. I passed it on to my sister as she had little ones. She still puts it on display every year and I wish I'd kept it now! I wondered if your pattern was for something similar? I'd love to make some more, there was a little guardsman too. Any help would be appreciated:)

dramarama

lovely ideas on here I made two kilner jars full of pear chutney yesterday, they look and smell yummy!! Pears were from the tree in our garden and the rosemary was also home grown!! I'm just going to take it home for xmas dinner to spice up the turkey I think!! Blackberry vodka is becoming more purple by the day!!

I'm starting to think about presents and crafts now, my work has changed direction meaning I have less time to think about christmassy delights but I can't wait to get going on some more projects!!

:j

wanting2save

Thanks to Ginnyknit, bobbykins, georgiabay and broomstick!!
Georgiabay can you PM me the pattern for your little people please?
And Broomstick, fab idea, i think she may be pompomed out as she has been making pompoms for the tops of the hats she has been knitting but it has given me an idea for a stall at the actual fair itself :0) we can get the kiddies making them at the fair to take home :0) so Thanks!!! x

Georgiabay

Eenymeeny wrote: »

Hi I'm new to this thread and love all of the ideas you've posted, makes me feel so Christmassy! I knitted a little snowman years ago when DS was little. I passed it on to my sister as she had little ones. She still puts it on display every year and I wish I'd kept it now! I wondered if your pattern was for something similar? I'd love to make some more, there was a little guardsman too. Any help would be appreciated:)

I've just got it out and it does have a snowman, guardsman and a santa. I think it was in the Woman's Realm years ago and are very simple to make.

Whilst I was looking for it I also found some Christmas pullouts from magazines with some lovely things in. There's some gorgeous Dickensian knitted mice which are doing all sorts of things like Carol singing (some of the singers have even got little lanterns), snowballing, selling chestnuts and there's even a snow mouse! In another one there's a knitted mouse family and also knitted sugar mice. There's other things too like a knitted Christmas pudding tea cosy plus things that aren't knitted.


Right now I've whetted your appetite, how can I show these? I know how to put photos on so I can probably scan them which would be ok for showing the pictures but the instructions would take up a load of space and I don't want to hog the thread.

mummyslittleboy

Georgiabay wrote: »

Right now I've whetted your appetite, how can I show these? I know how to put photos on so I can probably scan them which would be ok for showing the pictures but the instructions would take up a load of space and I don't want to hog the thread.

How about uploading to photobucket or a similar picture hosting web site and share your link with others?

TudorRose

I would also recomend Delia's Christmas book. Has lots of recipes & also has a Christmas Day 'countdown' to a Christmas Lunch in the back. Very useful for anyone who is making lunch for the first time or is nervous about getting it right.

I have ordered the new Hairy Biker's new Christmas book & am expecting it from Amazon in next day or two. Just love cookery books like a lot of us do.

Bobbykins

Georgiabay, I'm not very technical but I think you might be able to scan the patterns onto one of those photo sites and then paste a link on here so that people who were interested could follow the link?
I'm not exactly sure how you do it though!